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Wonderful combination of Senegalese vocals and hypnotizing improvisations. Three different shows from the same band in one night. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The concert series The Impro Train is a challenge for improvisational groups: three different sets with one arc of tension, resulting in a live album. The challenge is taken up by a singer from Dakar, a born improviser from Amsterdam and a drummer from Chicago. Their improvisations range from serene to intense and uncompromising.
Singer Mola Sylla grew up the tradition of griots, the West African storytellers. His vocals, which he accompanies with traditional instruments, differ from the recognized western patterns and provide surprising twists. Drummer Frank Rosaly responds to that from his background in experimental rock and jazz. Oscar Jan Hoogland, key player in the Amsterdam improv scene and student of Misha Mengelberg, plays his self-made clavichord here, joining 17th century principles with 220 volts of electricity.
deel John Dikeman solo tweede deel Mother Tongue (Sylla Hoogland Rosaly)
set 3 22:00: eerste deel Ab Baars solo tweede deel Mother Tongue (Sylla Hoogland Rosaly)
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set 1 19:00: part one - Ada Rave solo, part two - Mother Tongue (Sylla Hoogland Rosaly)
set 2 20:30: part one - John Dikeman solo, part two - Mother Tongue (Sylla Hoogland Rosaly)
set 3 22:00: part one - Ab Baars solo, part two Mother Tongue (Sylla Hoogland Rosaly)
LINE UP:
Mola Sylla - vocals, Oscar Jan Hoogland - electric clavichord, Frank Rosaly - drums, Ada Rave - tenorsax, Ab Baars - tenorsax, John Dikeman - tenorsax
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bimhuis, Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands